ABT and Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority organize a week’s fam trip for corporate buyers

Russian Association of business Travel (ABT) and its General partner, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority have organized a fam trip to Abu Dhabi for corporate buyers; it will take place from May 27th till June 2nd. The main aim of the trip is to get acquainted with tourist and MICE facilities of the emirate. The group includes 10 persons. It should be noted, that the fam trip is free for ABT members.

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE and of the largest cognominal emirate; it is the political, trade and cultural centre of the country and one of the most beautiful cities in the Arab world. Just a few decades before oil fields were discovered, this ultramodern metropolis had been a small village with bamboo huts, Bedouin camps and camels. But for the past 3 decades Abu Dhabi has turned into a prosperous and flourishing business and tourism centre.

Now on this island in the Gulf some 250 meters away from the coastline there is the President’s residence, the UAE Central Bank, Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, many trade centres, offices of the largest multinational corporations and luxury hotels. Abu Dhabi impresses everyone with splendid skyscrapers, which brought the city its nickname, «Middle East Manhattan», as well as with more than 2000 well-maintained green parks and blossoming gardens and neat sandy beaches.

Preliminary schedule of the fam trip includes::

• hotels inspection (the Ritz Carlton, the Emirates Palace, the St. Regis Corniche, Yas Viceroy, Park Hyatt, the Sofitel, the Jumeirah Etihad Towers and others) in order to get acquainted with conference facilities and rooms, a trip to Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) to get familiar with Abu Dhabi congress facilities;

• a city tour and a visit to the central Al Ittihad Square with Arab symbols;

• a visit to Formula-1 Yas Marina Circuit and the thematic Ferrari World park on the artificial Yas island, jeep safari to the desert, dinner in the sand dunes, master class in cooking authentic Arab coffee on the fire, a helicopter tour around Abu Dhabi and more.

The busy schedule of the fam trip allows its participants not only to get acquainted with Abu Dhabi MICE and business travel facilities, but also to get familiar with its culture and local colour.